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paper. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filings. See 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary

link.

The Commission staff will consider

comments made on the draft EIS in

preparing a final EIS for the project,

which we expect to issue in July of this

year. Before the Commission makes a

licensing decision, it will take into

account all concerns relevant to the

public interest. The final EIS will be

part of the record from which the

Commission will make its decision.

Copies of the draft EIS are available

for review in the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed

on the Internet at http://www.ferc.gov

under the eLibrary link. Please call (202)

502–8822 for assistance.

You may also register online at

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances

related to this or other pending projects.

For assistance, contact FERC Online

Support.

For further information, contact Jim

Fargo at (202) 502–6095 or at

james.fargo@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–2704 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–2706 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2114–116]

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2183–035—Oklahoma]

Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

February 17, 2006.

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would not constitute a major Federal

action that would significantly affect the

quality of the human environment.

A copy of the EA is on file with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection. The EA also may be viewed

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number excluding the last three digits in

the docket number field to access

documents. For assistance, contact

FERC Online Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,

(202) 502–8659.

Any comments on the EA should be

filed within 30 days of the date of this

notice and should be addressed to the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Room 1-A, Washington, DC 20426.

Please reference ‘‘Markham Ferry

Project, FERC Project No. 2183–035’’ on

all comments. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filings. See 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further

information, contact John Ramer at (202)

502–8969.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended, and Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) regulations (Order No.

486, 52 FR 47879), the Office of Energy

Projects has reviewed the application

for a new license for the Markham Ferry

Project (FERC No. 2183–035), located on

the Grand River in Mayes County,

Oklahoma, and has prepared an

environmental assessment (EA). The EA

contains the staff’s analysis of the

potential environmental effects of

relicensing the project and concludes

that issuing a new license, with

appropriate environmental measures,

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Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant

County, Washington (Grant PUD);

Notice of Settlement Agreement and

Soliciting Comments

February 17, 2006.

Take notice that the following

settlement agreement has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: The Priest

Rapids Salmon and Steelhead

Settlement Agreement.

b. Project No.: P–2114–116.

c. Date Filed: February 10, 2006.

d. Applicant: Public Utility District

No. 2 of Grant County, Washington

(Grant PUD).

e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the mid-Columbia

River, near the city of Ellensburg, in

Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas,

Benton, and Chelan Counties,

Washington.

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g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.

h. Applicant Contact: William J.

Madden, Jr., Attorney, Winston &

Strawn LLP, 1700 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 282–5000.

i. FERC Contact: Charles Hall, (202)

502–6853, charles.hall@ferc.gov.

j. Deadline for Filing Comments:

March 8, 2006. Reply comments: March

20, 2006.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.

Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

require all intervenors filing documents

with the Commission to serve a copy of

that document on each person on the

official service list for the project.

Further, if an intervenor files comments

or documents with the Commission

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, they must

also serve a copy of the document on

that resource agency.

Comments may be filed electronically

via the Internet in lieu of paper. The

Commission strongly encourages

electronic filings. See 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.

k. Grant PUD filed the settlement

agreement on behalf of themselves and

NOAA Fisheries; U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service; Washington Department of Fish

and Wildlife; and the Confederated

Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The

purpose of the settlement agreement is

to resolve among the signatories issues

regarding the relicensing of the Priest

Rapids Hydroelectric Project. The

signatories have agreed that the

settlement agreement is fair and

reasonable and in the public interest.

On behalf of the signatories, Grant PUD

requests that the Commission approve

the settlement agreement and adopt it as

part of a new license without material

modification.

l. A copy of the settlement agreement

is available for review at the

Commission in the Public Reference

Room or may be viewed on the

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.

Enter the docket number excluding the

last three digits in the docket number

field to access the document. For

assistance, contact FERC Online

Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available

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for inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

You may also register online at

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via

e-mail of new filings and issuances

related to this or other pending projects.

For assistance, contact FERC Online

Support.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–2705 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at a

Meeting of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

February 17, 2006.

Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal

Officer, Gulf of Mexico Program Office,

Mail Code EPA/GMPO, Stennis Space

Center, MS 39529–6000 at (228) 688–

2421.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission hereby gives notice that

members of its staff may attend the

meeting noted below of the PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C. The attendance

by staff is part of the Commission’s

ongoing outreach efforts.

Regional Planning Process Working

Group (RPPWG), February 24, 2006,

10 a.m.–3 p.m. (EST), Spencer Hotel,

700 King Street, Wilmington, DE

19801.

The discussion may address matters

at issue in the following proceedings:

Docket Nos. ER05–1410 and EL05–148,

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

Docket No. ER06–456, PJM

Interconnection, L.L.C.

Docket No. EL06–50, American Electric

Power Service Corporation.

The meeting is open to the public.

For additional information, contact

Daniel Nowak, Office of Energy Markets

and Reliability at 202–502–6607 or by email at daniel.nowak@ferc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–2703 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), EPA

gives notice of a meeting of the Gulf of

Mexico Program (GMP) Citizens

Advisory Committee (CAC).

DATES: The meeting will be held in

conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico

Summit on Tuesday, March 28, 2006,

from 8:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday,

March 29, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

and Thursday, March 30, 2006, from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Omni-Bayfront Hotel, 900 North

Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX

78401, (361) 887–1600, http://

www.omnihotels.com.

Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency ( EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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proposed agenda includes the following

topics: Hurricane Recovery; Coastal

Growth and Development; Economic

Vitality; Habitat Alterations; Public

Health; and Collaborative Regional

Governance.

The meeting is open to the public.

Dated: February 17, 2006.

Gloria D. Car,

Designated Federal Officer.

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AGENCY

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Meeting of the National Drinking Water

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of Public Law 92–423, ‘‘The

Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’

notice is hereby given of the

forthcoming conference call meeting of

the National Drinking Water Advisory

Council (Council), established under the

Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended

(42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The Council

will listen to a report from the

NDWAC’s working group on Public

Education Requirements of the Lead and

Copper Rule. The Council will

determine whether it will make specific

recommendations to EPA relating to the

report from the working group.

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DATES: The Council meeting will be

held on March 10, 2006, from 1 p.m. to

3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Council members

teleconference into Room 2123 of the

EPA East Building, which is physically

located at 1201 Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC. A limited

number of additional phone lines may

be available for members of the public

that are outside of the Washington DC

metropolitan commuting area and are

unable to attend in person. Any

additional teleconferencing lines that

are available will be reserved on a firstcome, first-serve basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Members of the public that would like

to attend the meeting, present an oral

statement, submit a written statement in

advance, or make arrangements to

teleconference call into the meeting

should contact Elizabeth McDermott by

March 8, 2006. Ms. McDermott can be

reached at (202) 564–1603; by e-mail at

mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov, or by

regular mail at U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (M/C

4606M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Council encourages the public’s input

and will allocate 30 minutes for this

purpose. To ensure adequate time for

public involvement, oral statements will

be limited to five minutes, and it is

preferred that only one person present

the statement on behalf of a group or

organization. Any person who wishes to

file a written statement can do so before

or after a Council meeting. Written

statements received prior to the meeting

will be distributed to all members of the

Council before any final discussion or

vote is completed. Any statements

received after the meeting will become

part of the permanent meeting file and

will be forwarded to the Council

members for their information.

Dated: February 21, 2006.

Cynthia C. Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water.

[FR Doc. E6–2739 Filed 2–24–06; 8:45 am]

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AGENCY

[FRL–8036–4]

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas

Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2004

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

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